Clay Motley, Ph.D.
Expert in higher education, digital learning and music history Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Gulf Coast University
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Areas of Expertise
Rock n’ Roll Music History
Blues Music
Higher Education in the US
Honors Education
Micro-credentials and Digital Badges
Country Music
History and Culture of the American South
19th Century American Literature
William Faulkner
Accomplishments
Excellence in Service to Students Award, FGCU Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success
2018
Florida Collegiate Honors Council
Served as President
Education
University of South Carolina
Ph.D.
English
2002
Major Area: American Literature, Colonial to 1900
Minor Area: Southern Literature
Eastern Kentucky University
M.A.
English
1997
Major Area: American Literature
Minor Area: Rhetoric and Composition
University of Kentucky
B.A.
English
1996
Departmental Honors in English
Affiliations
- National Collegiate Honors Council
- The Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi
- Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society)
- Society for the Study of Southern Literature
Selected Media Appearances
"Three Song Stories" - Episode 154
WGCU-FM & NPR radio
2021-02-04
This weekly podcast produced in Fort Myers invites guests to share life experiences influenced by three songs that were important to them.
Selected Event Appearances
Blues Music in the Age of COVID
Clarksdale Film Festival Clarksdale, MS
2021-01-30
"Growing Your Honors Program or College"
Academic Impressions Conference New Orleans, LA
2020-03-02
